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Bucks vs Mavericks: Both teams are coming off a loss
The Milwaukee Bucks are visiting the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Arena on Saturday night.
The Bucks have lost the last two
The Milwaukee Bucks are second in the Eastern Conference with a 32-16 record. They are excellent at home but are only 11-11 on the road. The Bucks have lost the last two games and are coming off a 119-116 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. The Bucks are second in the league, scoring 123.9 points per game, third with 49.7% shooting from the field, and fifth with 14.2 three-pointers made per game. Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the team with 30.9 points per game (4th in the NBA), 11.6 rebounds per game (5th in the NBA), and 6.1 assists.
The Mavs need to step up
The Dallas Mavericks are eighth in the Western Conference with a 26-22 record. They have lost five of the last seven games and are coming off a 121-87 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, with Luka Doncic sitting that one out. Doncic is the second-leading scorer in the NBA, averaging 34.7 points per game and adding 9.6 assists and 8.6 rebounds per game. The Mavericks are tenth in the league, scoring 118.2 points per game, and are ranked 12th, shooting 37.1% from the three-point line.
Betting Trends
These two teams have played under the total point line in 6 of the last 8 games. The Bucks have gone under in 4 of their last 6 games and in 6 of the last 8 played in Dallas. The Mavericks have played under in 5 of their last 7 games.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Milwaukee Bucks recently made a coaching change and are still adapting to play under Doc Rivers. The Mavs are going through injury problems as both Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have missed some playing time lately. The Bucks are chasing the Celtics for the top seed in the East, while the Mavericks need to step up to avoid missing the playoffs like last year. Both teams are coming off a loss and will go hard in this game. The total point line is set pretty high at 250 and will probably stay untouched.
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